Services trade is increasingly becoming more important in the international economy. However, barriers to trade in services remain more obstructive than those to trade in goods. This paper uses the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index to analyze the relationship between restrictions to trade in services and cross-border service exports. The empirical analysis is carried through with the help

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh was for a long time an area of conjuration, affection, brotherhood, social and natural contribution in livelihood as well as harmony between nature and culture. At present, eight hundred thousand indigenous peoples in CHT are living in poverty, hunger, malnutrition, killings, conflicts, and imbalanced situation in society and economy. Different develo

Hur miljövänlig är hanteringen av mobiltelefoner och datorer som upphandlas av kommuner? Kommuner är organisationer som använder stora volymer av IT-produkter såsom mobiltelefoner och datorer. Då produkterna har en stor miljöpåverkan vid både tillverkningsprocessen, under tiden de används och till sist som avfall kan kommuner genom upphandling och sin användning av tekniken minska miljöpåverkan. The aim of this study was to examine how municipalities take environmental aspects into account when it comes to procurement and use of computers and mobile phones. Furthermore, the aim was to identify what happens to the products after its usage. The main methods employed were one survey with municipalities and semi-structured interviews with suppliers, municipalities, and other actors. The resul

There is a growing interest in integrating indoor and outdoor spaces and our experiences on both sides. Nevertheless, despite being a constant topic in architectural research, there is little academic work that shows the role of furniture as great tools for creating that connection. This degree project aims to show the enormous potential of furniture to be a useful tool to connect indoor and outd

Syftet med studien var att undersöka om tillitsfullt ledarskap har en positiv effekt på motivationen hos mellanstadielärare på kommunala skolor i Sverige. Tillitsfullt ledarskap beskrivs utifrån Bringselius teori om förmåga, integritet och hjälpvillighet hos ledaren. Begreppet motivation tar sin teoretiska ansats från Self-determination theory som beskriver de tre psykologiska behoven autonomi, koThe purpose of the thesis is to investigate if leadership characterised by trust has a positive effect on the motivation of middle-school teachers in municipal schools in Sweden. The description of trustful leadership is based on Bringselius theory, where a leader's trustworthiness is characterised by their ability, integrity and benevolence. Motivation is described on the basis of Self-determ

This thesis investigates a pattern of co-production within the field of science and technology studies as it applies to economic ideas and events of the 20th century. The intellectual traditions of Keynesian social liberalism and neoliberalism are traced historically. The economic crises of the 1970s, which highlighted the differences between said traditions, are described. An analysis follows in

This essay is based on an observation, made by the author, that the scenes in Malmö for rap battles and roast battles have actors in common. To identify and discuss why that is, the essay will conduct an aesthetic analysis and compare common tools used by rappers and comedians in the respective scenes. The analysis relies on discussions and theories about music as a performance and the term “music

Det blir allt vanligare att människor engagerar sig i grupper på sociala medier som belyser sociala orättvisor i samhället. Många kvinnor engagerar sig till exempel i feministiska grupper som belyser att kvinnor inte får lika stort utrymme i den allmänna debatten som män får. Instagramkontot Mansbebisar är en sådan feministisk grupp som endast finns till för kvinnor och som uppmärksammar problemen

We present a parton-level phenomenological study of triple-Higgs production at leading order in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 100 TeV with an integrated luminosity of 30 ab^-1. This study aims to estimate the prospects for measuring the signal hhh production observable at the Future Circular Collider. We explore interesting final states that could be used for this purpose

This essay examines the impact digitalization has on trade in services inside the European Union (EU). Furthermore, it investigates whether countries with discrepancies in the degree of digitalization have identified such trade effects to different scopes. Initially, the application method used in this study is the gravity model using panel data with a disaggregated dataset from The Organisation f

Förlust av biodiversitet är ett av de största globala miljöbetingade problemen idag. Arter står inför ökande och potentiellt synergistiska hot från markomvandling och överexploatering av naturresurser, från globala såväl som lokala socioekonomiska krafter. Populationerna av ryggradsdjur har mellan år 1970 och 2016 visat på en global genomsnittlig minskning på 68 procent. Större djur, s.k. megafaunThe critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) has, due to previous hunting and habitat loss, diminished to a few non-viable and fragmented populations. Despite a relatively large amount of conservation efforts during the last 30 years, numbers are still declining. Accurate numbers today are unknown, since the species is rare. Information indicates that less than 100 indi

Förändringar i organisationers omvärld leder till ett behov av att ställa om och anpassa sig till de rådande omständigheterna. En sådan förändring har varit behovet av att i allt större utsträckning arbeta hemifrån till följd av de restriktioner vi har behövt förhålla oss till under stora delar av år 2020. En effektiv och genomtänkt onboardingprocess kan minska kostnader kopplade till rekrytering,

Arbetsmiljöverket (2015) uppmärksammar i sin rapport problematik gällande bland annat återhämtning och att ständigt vara tillgänglig. Denna studie ämnade att undersöka om intern återhämtning kunde predicera arbetstillfredsställelse, för individer inom sälj- och serviceyrken. Vi undersökte också upplevelsen till möjligheter till intern återhämtning. En mixad metod användes och 130 stycken individerIn a report from 2015, Arbetsmiljöverket draws attention to issues concerning recovery and being constantly available. This study aimed to investigate whether internal recovery could predict job satisfaction, for individuals in the sales- and service professions. We also examined the experience of opportunities for internal recovery. A mixed method was used and 130 individuals answered an internet

Bakgrund: Kvinnor med bröstcancer är en patientgrupp som löper stor risk att få problem med sin sexuella hälsa till följd av behandlingen av sjukdomen. Ämnet är viktigt att beforska eftersom sexuell hälsa efter bröstcancer är något som vården tenderar att inte uppmärksamma. Syfte: att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av sexuell ohälsa efter bröstcancer. Metod: Arbetet har genomförts som en litteratur

The study develops a panel data framework to highlight the relationship between income inequality and macroeconomic and demographic factors. The macroeconomic variables are selected with regard to previous research and tested for significance. Some proved to be significantly relevant for the final regression and some were excluded. Overall, based on the available data we can show that income inequ

The aim of this study was to explore trans people’s feelings and thoughts about coming out as transgender to their environment in order to create a deeper understanding about the process of coming out. A qualitative method was applied to study nine different stories written by trans people, taken from three different websites. The study showed that the writers discussed factors such as worries abo

When developing a User Interface (UI), testing the design in a designated area of use is of the utmost importance. However, Testing a UI for a bike in a traffic environment can be both difficult and risky. This thesis aims to solve this problem by developing a VR application in which UIs can be compared and evaluated in a controlled environment. This was completed by following the principals of a

This paper examines the how and why of a seizure riot in the small southern Swedish town of Ystad in the year 1835. The riots involved approximately one fourth or one fifth of all grown men in the city and members from all social classes. The primary source is the court records from the ensuing trial. Hermeneutics was used for interpreting the court records. Further analysis of the actions and the

Vikten av ledares förståelse för hur medarbetares olikheter kan tas tillvara inom organisationer uppmärksammas allt mer i nutida forskning. Att leda olikheter på ett sätt där alla känner sig inkluderade kan dock vara komplext och relationen mellan inkludering och ledarskap är ännu inte tillräckligt utforskad. Uppsatsens syfte är därav att utifrån HR-praktikers upplevelser analysera relationen mell

Denna uppsats syftade till att undersöka om det fanns några skillnader avseende utbrändhet beroende på kön, civilstatus eller om en hade hemmavarande barn. Datan samlades in genom en online-enkät som utgick från Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Vårt resultat visade att det fanns en interaktionseffekt för kön och barn, närmare bestämt att män med barn hade signifikant mindre utbrändhetssymtom än män u